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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha

Consultation on future of home affairs policy

Brussels, 21/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - A high-level consultative group met for the first time in Eltville (Germany) on 20-21 May to consider recomendations on European home affairs policy starting in 2010, when the Hague programme comes to an end. This group, whose setting up was announced by the Council presidency in early January at the informal Dresden meeting, consists of Commissioner Franco Frattini, the six interior ministers of the current and upcoming trio presidencies (Germany,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: An event which brought impetus and a few new ideas
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Little progress at Samara Summit - Tense atmosphere
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Commission calls on Bucharest to resume reforms
(EU) EU/BULGARIA:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/FRANCE: New French secretary of state for European affairs presents his priorities to Brussels
(EU) EU/CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE: Javier Solana receives Charlemagne prize and affirms that EU has to find way out of its current paralysis to act on world stage
(EU) EU/SERBIA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Political agreement by qualified majority on consumer credit - Threshold for penalties in case of early repayment will be 10,000 EUR per annum
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Further reduction announced in fees for Community trademarks
(EU) EU/COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL: Free movement of goods package likely to be adopted before end of 2007
(EU) EP/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Decisive week for international roaming charges
(EU) EU/BETTER REGULATION:
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: Following Brussels ministerial meeting still no compromise on G4
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission says amendment to special State aid rules in coal industry unnecessary
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Indian Ocean Tuna Committee misses chance to improve fight against illegal fishing
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Portugal dubious about chances of concluding debates on winegrowing reform in 2007
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission reviews grubbing objective downward and continues to seek chaptalisation ban
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission wants to set up programme to distribute fruit and vegetables in schools
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Member states compromise on maize for intervention
(EU) EP/PLENARY SESSION: Vote on roaming charges - debates with Romano Prodi and Jan Peter Balkenende on future of Europe
(EU) EU/JHA: Consultation on future of home affairs policy
(EU) EU/AFRICA: Meeting between José Manuel Barroso, President of African Union and “voices of development aid” to raise G8 awareness
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK: Commission takes note of announced resignation of Mr Wolfowitz and calls for swift appointment of successor
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/CONSTITUTION: John Monks warns against putting the Constitutional Treaty “on backburner” - call to Seville union congress to “bring social Europe back to life”
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/EQUALITY: Outcome of informal Bad Pyrmont Council
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: COPA president calls on 27 to redefine CAP objectives and missions
(EU) EU/OECD:
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Precautionary principle does not prevail in every case dealing with environment
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/OECD/MEDICINES:
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB and UNIMED sign Memorandum of Understanding
(EU) EU/ETUC/INTEGRATION:
(EU) UNITED NATIONS/PUBLICATIONS:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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